story: CHAPTER XX. 
  
  Moving against Captain Grady 
  
  Both Paul and Chet Winthrop were deeply interested in the words uttered by Jeff Jones, the colored member of the horse thieves' gang. 
  
  "So you know something of Captain Grady and our uncle, Barnaby Winthrop?" cried Chet, excitedly. "What do you know?" 
  
  "Dat's fer you two fellers ter find out--onless yer let's me go," replied Jeff Jones, suggestively. 
  
  "You mean you won't speak unless we grant you your liberty?" put in Paul. 
  
  "Dat's de way to figure it." 
  
  Paul looked at Chet inquiringly. 
  
  "We can't promise anything until Mr. Dottery gets back," said Chet. "But if you know anything about our uncle you had better speak out, if you wish us to do anything at all for you." 
  
  "I won't say a word," growled the colored man. 
  
  Chet bit his lip in vexation. 
  
  "Don't you know what it is to have us able to speak a word for you?" said Paul. "Supposing we let Jack Blowfen take you over to the next camp and tell the men that you are a downright horse thief? Would you fancy that?" 
  
  Jeff Jones began to tremble. He knew what Paul meant--that he would be lynched inside the hour. In that section of the country, at that time, horse stealing was considered almost as bad as murder. 
  
  "No! no! doan let him take me down ter de Fork!" howled Jeff Jones. "Anyt'ing but dat, boys!" 
  
  "Well, you, had better talk, then," returned Paul, severely. 
  
  "I doan know much, but I'll tell yo' all I do know," said the prisoner, after a short pause, "and yo' is ter do de best yo' can fo' me, promise me dat?" 
questions: Who is the colored man?
questions: What was he doing?
questions: How many people is he with?
questions: Who?
questions: What were they doing together?
questions: Why?
questions: Was he cooperating?
questions: Why not?
questions: Did he get it?
questions: Was he threatened?
questions: In what way?
questions: Did that work?
questions: What did he tell them?
questions: Did he have any conditions on his cooperation?
questions: What's that?
answers: Jeff Jones
answers: Jeff Jones
answers: Stealing horses
answers: member of the horse thieves' gang
answers: two
answers: Paul and Chet Winthrop
answers: Paul and Chet Winthrop
answers: Paul and Chet Winthrop
answers: interested in him
answers: interested in the words
answers: he knew Captain Grady
answers: know something of Captain Grady
answers: no
answers: you won't speak unless we grant you your liberty
answers: wnated liberty
answers: onless yer let's me go
answers: unknown
answers: unknown
answers: yes
answers: let Jack Blowfen take you over to the next camp and tell the men that you are a downright horse thief
answers: tell the men that he is a downright horse thief
answers: over to the next camp and tell the men that you are a downright horse thief
answers: yes
answers: Jeff Jones began to tremble
answers: told all he knew
answers: but I'll tell yo' all I do know
answers: yes
answers: do de best yo' can fo' me
answers: best they can do for him
answers: yo' is ter do de best yo' can fo' me